Over on Infosec.Exchange yesterday, @Chum1ng0 posted a quick poll:
The Brazilian government is developing a pilot project that allows citizens to own, manage, and sell their personal data to companies through a digital wallet.
Would you participate in this program to sell your personal data if you had the opportunity?
How would you have voted? Here were the choices?
- Yes, definitely
- Maybe
- No, I’m not interested
That really gave me pause. Here are the results from the small sample who responded in the short time the poll was up:
Of course, this was on Infosec.Exchange, so it is not exactly a random sample, and those opposed to data sharing may be more inclined to respond to polls than those for it, but it will be interesting to see what happens with Brazil’s pilot project.